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| Issuer | Turkey State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | At center, a high-relief portrait bust of Koca Yusuf, the celebrated 19th-century Ottoman champion wrestler, facing slightly left, with a prominent mustache, set against a horizontally lined background. The legend 'KOCA YUSUF' arcs across the upper border, with the birth and death years '1857' and '1898' inscribed vertically at the left and right sides respectively. The inscription 'BASPEHLIVAN' curves along the lower border, identifying him as Grand Champion. An engraver's signature is visible in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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